Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Sep 14, 2008 (4 killed)
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on September 14, 2008 near San Antonio del Bravo, Chihuahua, Mexico with 4 fatalities. Cause: Not determined in...
- Date: September 14, 2008
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: San Antonio del Bravo, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined in the sources reviewed; the pilot flew VFR into mountainous terrain in obscured conditions after being advised against VFR flight.
A Cessna 421B carrying US and Mexican boundary commission officials and a regional council director flew to assess Rio Grande flood conditions near Presidio and Ojinaga. The pilot had been advised that VFR was not recommended due to mountain obscuration, and the aircraft struck a ridge in the Sierra Grande Mountains. All four people on board were killed.